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Manoj proves too good for Rahul

HYDERABAD: M.C. Manoj of Tamil Nadu came up with a performance that would have delighted the purists.

With a brilliant display of crisp potting and cue ball positioning, he registered a 72-36, 66-33, 62-18 win over Rahul Berlia of West Bengal in a second round match of the seniors’ snooker event of the Seaways Group-sponsored National billiards and snooker championships at the Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Indoor Stadium here on Sunday.

The few fans who gathered at the venue could not have asked for more as Manoj was at his impressive best. All that his opponent could do was nod his head in appreciation repeatedly.

Tamil Nadu’s S.A. Saleem was also in good form and easily beat Karnataka’s Satish Kumar 62-20, 69-16, 61-34 while Shravan Mehta of Maharashtra was another cueist who impressed during his 62-26, 96-32, 69-10 effort against Dorai Raj (AP).